Grand Prix Return to Long Beach?

Ted68 · Post 10 May 2006, 07:46

Have any of you over there heard the rumor of F1 returning to the Long Beach street course? Is there any validity to it?

Ted

Jason · Post 10 May 2006, 08:07

This Ted?

johny · Post 10 May 2006, 08:59

how many long beaches there are jason?

, there were rumours of changing the usgp track after the fiasco and because indy infield is really crap. But i don't think it happen

Jason · Post 10 May 2006, 09:13

If the Indy infield is crap just swicth to the oval

Tom · Post 10 May 2006, 11:03

F1 should have an oval to keep it international. Also I would like to see them take on the corkskrew at Laguna Seca.

Jason · Post 10 May 2006, 11:28

I'll recomend Michigan International Speedway with a 19 degree banking.

Spencifer_Murphy · Post 10 May 2006, 17:03

F1 shouldn't have an oval because 60% of viewers would switch off lol!

Oval racing...madness.

Besides when Mansell went to the IRL he proved Oval racing really isnt quite as hard as F1 (by winning the championshp in his first season).

Ted68 · Post 10 May 2006, 19:16

What about the old Monza circuit. Wasn't it an oval?

Sodder · Post 10 May 2006, 22:29

Jason wrote:I'll recomend Michigan International Speedway with a 19 degree banking.

The infield road course was designed for a F1 car by Sir Frank Williams.

I would like to see them run at Road Atlanta (cause its less than a 2 hour drive from my house) or Inferion Raceway Park (AKA Sears Point). That would be pretty fun to see.

Tp · Post 10 May 2006, 22:38

I agree with Spencifer, an oval F1 race would bore me to death, there's less skill needed and that's what F1's all about. It would just be the same as Indy Car or whatever its called.

As for Long Beach, well it's got to be better than Indianapolis, because pretty much every track is better than that.

Tom · Post 10 May 2006, 22:42

The appeal of ovals is the speeds they reach, although then that raises the issue of safety.

Tp · Post 10 May 2006, 23:18

I suppose but you never really get a sense of this fast speed as say when there driving flat out around a fast corner, for example the 130R at Suzuka. Or Silverstone with its Corpse corner and Maggots curve. Awesome seeing the car change directions the way they do.

DaveKillens · Post 11 May 2006, 00:07

I don't knw if Tony George even wants any more F1 races at his track, but they could easily outbid Long Beach when negotiating with greedy Bernie. They can seat more, and can attract a better TV package.
If any other US track bags the GP, it would probably be by default of Indy.
Interesting the topic would mention ovals since at one time Formula One counted points from the Indy 500. 1950 to 1960.

yelowca · Post 11 May 2006, 00:48

I think there should be a North American Grand Prix, Either in Toronto or Long Beach. What do you think?

m3_lover · Post 11 May 2006, 01:34

I was reading last week that Some people from Toronto have been in talk with Midlands owner about trying to get a meeting with Big Bad Bernie, but I highly doubt that since we already have the montreal GP. After reading it, I just placed in my mind as Paddock Talk and nothing else.